Pramesh Jain

The southeast Division police of Koramangala police have arrested a 20 year old delivery partner
of Dunzo for harrassing a woman on May 31st.

The accused has been identified as,Arun kumar,20 year old.

Senior officer told reporters,The Koramangala police have registered a case against a delivery boy of a food company for sexually harassing a woman who was on her night walk on May 31.

Based on the complaint,the police have registered an FIR.A special team,was formed by Koramangala police inspector Ravi KB,and team  led by PSI Puttaswamy,and team analysed CCTV footage and checked 84 scooters of a similar make that were in the area at the time of the incident.In less than 48 hours,they identified Arun Kumar,a native of Andersonpete in KGF.

During investigation it was found that he has been working in Bengaluru for three months. He is a habitual offender who harassed and preyed on women walking alone,He was produced before a magistrate who remanded him in judicial custody he added.

The victim,aged around 30 years,told in her statement that she was on her evening walk near the house on 4th block Koramangala when the accused confronted her.

Since it was late in the evening and the street was deserted the victim started walking briskly to stay away from him.

The accused however followed her on the bike and slapped her back before speeding away.

The victim was shocked and before she could react the accused took a u turn and started riding towards her .

Realizing the danger, the victim raised an alarm prompting the residents to come to her help and the accused escaped .

The victim later approached the police and filed a complaint along with the physical description of the accused .

The police team nabbed the accused within 48 hours a big thanks to the police team victim appreciated all the police personnel for their speedy action.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant,has appreciated Addl CP East,S Murugan, DCP Southeast,Srinath Mahadev Joshi,ACP, Madiwala Sub-Division,Sudheer M Hegde,PI,Ravi KB,PSI,Puttaswamy and other crime staff who has nabbed the habitual offender who has created fear among lonely walking woman in the area now the accused is cooling his heels in jail and a suitable reward will be given to the team for the exemplary work done by them he added.

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The East Division police of Hennur police have detected a clueless murder case of Ragpicker who was hacked to death in BBMP park on May 14.

The accused has been identified as,Satish,30, hailing from Mallur in Kolar.

Senior officer told media persons,A 43 year old Ragpicker body was found in BBMP park in Hennur on May 14. The person was lying in the park in a pool of blood.

As soon as the Incident was reported Hennur police inspector M Vasanth Kumar and his crime staff with senior officers rushed to the spot and finger print experts and forensic experts with sniffer dog was pressed into action.

After Inspecting the spot the team identified the deceased as Ashok a Ragpicker in the area who used to take shelter in the park.

A special team was formed by DCP,East Dr SD Sharanappa under the supervision of ACP, Banaswadi Sub-Division Ningappa B Sakkri,PI,M Vasanth Kumar and his crime staff swung into action.

The team visited the crime scene and found a  blood soaked print of slippers found next to the body of a ragpicker who was hacked to death inside the BBMP park  in Hennur on May 14 which helped the police to crack the case after 22 days .

The team found the body of 43 year old Ashok  from Gulbarga in a pool of blood with multiple injuries on his body . 

The police team found that the assailant was wearing slippers as few footprints were found in and around the body.

The special team rounded up all the rag pickers who were visiting the park and got their foot prints to match but it did not yield any result.

During the course of investigations the police found that Satish,30,another ragpicker who was regular visitor of the park was missing since the day of the murder .

Our team kept a close watch and on Saturday got a tip off from other ragpickers that Satish had come back.

A team of police led by M Vasanth Kumar rushed to the spot and secured Satish and got his footprint measured not only to find the match but also the design of the slipper he was wearing.

A detailed questioning led him to confess to the crime and the accused Sathish revealed that Ashok had occupied his space at the park where he would sleep regularly.

The duo had a fight over the space following which Ashok,who was in an inebriated state  abused him verbally using unparliamentary language.

In a fit of rage,Satish attacked him with a chopper which he was carrying with him to segregate garbage and pick rags .

Satish was so furious that he attacked Ashok 12 times,hacking him to death on the spot .

Since it was dark he did not realize that he was leaving the footprint and walking on the pool of blood.

He came out of the park,threw the chopper behind in an isolated building and went back to his native Mallur in Kolar.

After spending a few days Satish returned to the city and was arrested by the police .

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East,S Murugan, DCP East,Dr.SD Sharanappa,ACP Banaswadi Sub-Division,Ningappa B Sakkri,PI M Vasanth Kumar,and his crime team who has done a tremendous job in detecting the clueless murder case for the good piece of investigation,by the team a suitable reward will be given to the them he added.

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The Economic Offence wing of Central Crime Branch police on Saturday arrested a 51-year-old Ex-army man for cheating lakhs of people offering online investment in UK based companies and huge returns and recovered Rs.3.5 Crore from his possession.

The accused has been identified as,Johny KV,51, resident of Basaveshwaranagar and native of Kerala.

Senior officer told media persons,Based on the complaint,about the Ponzi Scheme type cheating is being done by a company name JAA Lifestyle through online and has cheated lakhs of people offering online investment in UK based companies.

Acting on the complaint a team of officials from the Economic offences wing of CCB,raided the office in Basaveshwaranagar and arrested Johny KV charging him under cheating and Banning of unregulated Deposit Schemes Act.

During investigation the accused confessed the team grilled the accused Johny,native of Ernakulam in Kerala,a detailed investigation by ths team it was revealed that the accused the director of JAA Lifestyle served as a soldier in Indian Army and retired as Nayak,recently started this business in December last year.

Claiming to be an active member of a US Based company, he lured people on social media and whatsapp groups and zoom meetings,offering minimum investment and huge returns through chain link and pyramid style of business.

The accused was luring people to pay Rs 1109 to get basic membership and send 60 advertisements to their social media account to watch them and offer to pay  Rs 4 for watching each Ads to earn a minimum of Rs 240 per day.

After initial payments,he would then lure them to pay for premier membership and get more people into the business to earn commission.

Trusting him, lakhs of people have invested since December and paid the accused as many as Rs. 3.5 crore.

The accused was aiming to get 30 lakh people into the fold and collect money before fleeing to another city.

However, before he could wind up his business , the CCB police arrested him and took him into custody

CCB Economic Offences Wing raid a Ponzi Chain Link scheme promised monthly income just by getting membership for this scheme..Rs 3.5 Crores seized.Further investigation on..PEOPLE TO BE CAREFUL BEFORE INVESTING IN SUCH SCHEMES Says Joint CP Crime Sandeep Patil.

A case has been registered in Magadi road police station under,406,420,r/w,34 IPC,(21),BUDS Act 2019 and further investigation is on to ascertain his network and a detailed investigation will be done.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Joint CP Crime,Sandeep Patil,DCP Crime-2,BS Angadi,and his whole team for the commendable and exemplary job done by them nabbing the accused who was about flee from the city after cheating people but a swift action has helped many customers who are lured by this conman and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

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Hours after the Lockdown extended till June 14, the Northeast division police along with DCP,CK Baba ACPs and PIs,on Friday visited the migrant workers colonies and distributed food to 2500 people and also handed over goody bags to their children.

The goodie bags contain candies,biscuits and snacks,CK Baba,DCP, Northeast said.  

We are all going through tough times and people, especially migrant labourers are suffering a lot due to non availability of work.

There are many migrant colonies in the north east division and during the lockdown enforcement we realized that many families are struggling for food,milk and other essentials.

The matter was discussed during the review meeting and we decided to pool money and feed 2500 people and also issue masks and sanitizers to the people,Mr.Baba,told reporters.

ACPs as,Jayaram,Nagaraj,PIs,as,Anil Kumar, Raghavendra,KP Sathyanarayana,and other PIs and whole staff of Northeast Division has contributed to feed the needy as Migrants and construction workers as this is a noble service by the Karnataka state police and Bengaluru City Police who are serving the needy and many Volunteers are also joining hands with police department in distributing ration kits and food packets daily.

In a similar act,Sudhir Hegde,ACP,Koramangala Sub Division arranged fodder to the cattle at the rescue centre which were suffering for many months.

The rescue centre was run by donation and due to lockdown the donation was not made and the supply of fodder was affected majorly .

Mr.Hegde came to know about the plight, discussed this with his colleagues and friends in uniform and managed to arrange three loads of fodder.

The caretaker family of the rescue centre were also been provided with the ration kit.

Similarly Chickpet traffic Inspector Dr Anil Grampurohit and his staff feeding non human being as stray dogs which are sufferings due to lack of food during lock down.

As the lockdown continues.Too many hungry out there We tried to reach out to as many.Across 11 police stations in Northeast Division.Serving about 2500 people.Arranged for healthy food
And some goodie bags for children too! @CPBlr @BlrCityPolice #EachoneFeedone

In these difficult times,Many go hungry,Migrant workers,construction workers,security guards, delivery boys,Families with young children.A basic need for survival Kudos to the police team
For taking time out In service of humanity.#EachoneFeedone CK Baba tweeted.

CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday extended the Covid-19 lockdown period for one more week till June 14 in Tamil Nadu.

In the above districts, the following activities are allowed with some restrictions from June 7: 

• Standalone shops selling grocery, vegetable, meat and fish will be allowed to function between 6.00 am and 5.00 pm
• Roadside shops selling vegetables, fruits and flowers are allowed between 6.00 am and 5.00 pm
• Fish markets can function only for wholesale
• Slaughter houses can function only for wholesale
• Government offices will function with 30 per cent employees
• Match box manufacturing companies can function with 50 per cent workers. 
• In the rest of districts including Chennai where the Corona infection started receding, the following relaxations are allowed: 
• Standalone shops selling vegetables, grocery, meat and fish can function between 6.00 am and 5.00 pm
• Roadside shops selling vegetables, fruits and flowers can function 6.00 am and 5.00 pm
• Fish markets and slaughter houses will be allowed only for wholesale
• Match box industries can function with 50 per cent workers

In the rest of districts including Chennai where the Coronavirus infection started receding, the following relaxations are allowed: 

• Government offices can function with 30 per cent employees
• Sub Registrar Offices can function by issuing only 50 per cent tokens for registration of documents
• Private security service organisations will be allowed with e-Registration; housekeeping services will be allowed with e-Registration
• Electricians, plumbers, motor technicians and carpenters can work between 6.00 am and 5.00 pm
• Shops selling electrical goods, bulbs, Cables, Switches and wires can function between 6.00 am and 5.00 pm
• Shops for repairing bi-cycles and two wheelers can function between 6.00 am and 5.00 pm 
• Hardware shops can function between 6.00 am and 5.00 pm,
• Call taxis, hired vehicles and auto rickshaws can be operated with e-registration. 

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to legendary sprinter Milkha Singh, who has been ailing, to enquire about his health.

Fondly called “flying Sikh”, Singh, who recently contracted COVID-19 infection, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital due to dipping levels of oxygen. The 91-year-old is in a stable condition.

BENGALURU: After rounds of consultation with department officials and stakeholders, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Suresh Kumar S on Friday announced that state board exams for second PUC students will be cancelled this year. Whereas, the class 10 SSLC examinations will be held in the third week of July. 

The minister said that three rounds of consultations were held with department officials before the decision was arrived at, and holding of the examination for SSLC students may change as per the situation. However a 20-day time frame will be given to them between the announcement of the schedule and holding of exams.

Should the SSLC exam be held as announced, grades for the students will be out by the first week of August. The examination will be in a Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) model, and just two papers will be held for students — a combination of core subjects (Maths, Science and Social Science) and a paper for languages.  Each paper will be for 40 marks. 

As many as  8.75 lakh students will be attending the SSLC examination this year, and in case students test positive due to the conducting of the exams, the state will take care of their medical expenses, as per the minister and principal secretary.

Meanwhile, the gradation system for second PUC students will be announced by the end of June, and those students unhappy with the system, can opt to write their board exam when it is conducted for private students and repeaters when the pandemic tapers off, as per Kumar.

The minister assured that no student will be failed in the SSLC and PUC exams.

Pramesh Jain

The Sheshadripuram police have booked case against two unknown persons who hacked into ATM monitor opened the devise and took walked away with Rs 8.6 lakh cash on Saturday morning.

The incident occurred at ICICI bank ATM situated at Hotel Shelton,Risaldar street, Sheshadripuram,on Saturday morning .

Based on a complaint filed by Nanjireddy,Legal advisor of the company,the police registered FIR against the accused charging them under theft, and also under section 66 (fraudulent activities through computer ) and section 43 (damaging the computer or computer network) of IT act.

According to the police the duo had reportedly used a technology to open the ATM devise and take away the cash from the chest. 

Their act has been captured in the CCTV footage which has been handed over to the police for further investigations.

The police are now verifying the CCTV from in and around the area to identify the accused and a case has been registered in Sheshadripuram police station and investigation is on to nab the culprits.

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Since its inception in January this year, the Cyber Cell of the city police blocked 1,312 transactions and recovered Rs 48 crore.

Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant, addressing media persons said, that the cyber cell team,which operates from the command centre,headed by DCP,Isha Pant,attended to 3,175 complaints from eight Divisions and managed to resolve 1,312 cases by blocking the transactions.

This team works at the city police command centre round the clock in shifts and attending calls and trying to resolve the issues related to online frauds within one hour,which is considered the ‘golden hour’, said Mr.Pant.

The city police commissioner,Kamal Pant, stated that victims of cybercrime can save money by dialling 100 or 112.

However,not all complaints are taken up with such alacrity.Last Thursday,a conman posing as an executive of a mobile service provider conned a subscriber,Azamathullah,by convincing him to download an app to update his mobile service.

As soon as he downloaded the app and paid Rs 10 as a recharge fee,Rs 35,500 was debited from his account .

Even though Azamathullah immediately informed the police control room on 112,provided details and even later filed a formal complaint with the cyber crime police station,the police are yet to act on this case .

Senior police officials say that the cell needs to be expanded given the volume of cyber crime being reported every day.

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Continuing investigations into the rape and torture of Bangladesh woman case the Ramamurthynagar police on Wednesday arrested the prime accused in the case after opening fire at him.

The accused has been identified as Sobuj,30, running a prostitition racket and was on the run since the incident along with others.

Senior officer,told media persons,The police team who were tracking down his movement got a tip off that he was hiding in a colony near Ramapura lake where the rag pickers were staying.

A team of police led by PSI,Shivaraj and Head Constable,Devendra Nayak rushed to the spot and nabbed him.

While being escorted to the station,the accused requested the police to allow him to relieve and on that protection he attacked Head constable Nayak with a knife and tried to flee .

Shivraj chased him but he was also attacked following which he opened fire in the air to warn him and asked him to surrender but as he didn’t heed and tried again attacking the PSI and later the PSI in self defense shot him at his leg.The injured Sobuj along with the injured policemen were taken to hospital and are undergoing treatment.

Sobuj is the prime accused in the case and having a financial row with the victim,a senior police officer said.The accused is also responsible for recording the video and circulating it among his friends group,the officer added.

Sobuj is the 10th accused arrested so far while three of them have been shot by the police .

Earlier the special team of police arrested a couple Sania and Afsal and their associate Daalim who were hiding in the neighbouring state of Tamilnadu.

The accused are part of the prostitution racket run by Sobuj and assisted him in the torture and recording the video.

Days after the brutal gang rape of a Bangladeshi woman in Bengaluru,police have unravelled a human trafficking racket that had been operating, where women from the neighbouring country were allegedly being smuggled into India.

The Bengaluru Police, while probing the horrific gang rape case,has shared details of the racket being operated with Bangladeshi Police,sources told media persons on Thursday.

The police have allegedly identified Rafiq,one of the five accused in the gang rape,as the operator of the human trafficking racket.

Sources even said,Rafiq would smuggle women from Bangladesh to Bengaluru,by getting them fake Aadhaar Cards,and involving them in prostitution along with other illegal activities.

In a joint investigation by the Bangladesh and Bengaluru police exposing the human trafficking racket,four persons have been arrested in Bangladesh.

As per sources,the Bangladesh Police has arrested Rafiq and is trying to ascertain how many persons had been trafficked to India.

The four persons arrested, apart from Rafiq,have been identified as Ashraful Islam alias Bass Rafee, Shaheeda Begum alias Madame Shaheeda,Ismail and Rehman Sheikh.

Sources even said that Rafiq was the kingpin of human trafficking in Bangladesh and has been trafficking girls to India for the last 10 years.

Bangalore gang rape accused,Riday is said to be Rafiq’s right hand in the business.

Sources report that Rafiq and his associates used to lure Bangladeshi girls by assuring them good jobs, following which they would be coerced into taking drugs and then obscene videos of them would be recorded.

Significantly, both Rafiq and Riday are said to have trafficked more than 50 women to India. The Bengaluru and Bangladeshi police are investigating the matter further.

Victim brought to Bengaluru to record statement

The 22-year-old rape survivor was brought to Baiyyapanahalli Police station to record her statement on Friday. 

She reached Bengaluru from Kerala and was subsequently taken to the Bowring hospital for a medical check-up.

She was produced in the court and her statement  has been recorded under section 164. 

On Thursday, Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant had informed that a case of rape was registered against six individuals, including two women at the Ramamurthynagar Police Station.

This followed after a preliminary investigation and examination of the contents of the video that had gone viral on social media.

Pant further revealed that all culprits are from the same group from Bangladesh.The police further added that the victim, who is also a Bangladeshi national was brought to India for trafficking. 

Bengaluru gangrape case

In a brutal incident,the young woman was tortured and raped by five men and one woman in the city’s Ramamurthynagar.

One of the accused had allegedly shot the video of their act and uploaded it on social media handles which in return prompted the Assam Police to publish their pictures online.

The Assam Police also assured that anyone providing information regarding the individuals will be rewarded.Hours later, the Bengaluru Police arrested all the accused. 

We suspect that there are many people in the racket and efforts are on to track them down,the police said adding that the accused have been taken into custody for questioning.

Finally Chief Minister of Karnataka,BS Yediyurappa,Home and law Minister of Karnataka,Basavaraj Bommai,has appreciated,Karnataka,DG&IGP,Praveen Sood, Commissioner of police,Kamal Pant,Addl CP East,S Murugan,DCP East,Dr.SD Sharanappa, ACPs,as,Ningappa B Sakkri,Manoj,PI,Melvin Joseph,PSI,Shivaraj,Arvind,crime staff as, Devendra Nayak and other crime staff has been appreciated for their excellent and timely investigation in cracking the case and nabbing all the accused involved in the brutal gang rape and a special reward will be given to the team for the meticulous investigation and exemplary work done by them he added.